This article explores the outcomes of using community-engaged learning in a sustainability-focused social sciences research course titled Methods of Social Research. The integrated components of the course were designed to teach students about the research process while addressing sustainability issues at Utah State University. Throughout the course, students learned how to collect, analyze, and interpret data; work in research teams; write a grant; and write and present a final research paper. Student sustainability surveys and the final course evaluation were used to analyze student learning outcomes. We found that students demonstrated increased confidence in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data and an improved effectiveness and enjoyment in working in teams toward a final product. Students also exhibited their knowledge of small- and large-scale sustainability challenges as well as a decisiveness in answering questions related to sustainability. These outcomes resulted in heightened student self-efficacy and critical thinking skills when performing research and engaging with issues related to sustainability.

本文探讨了在名为“社会研究方法”的以可持续性为重点的社会科学研究课程中使用社区参与式学习的成果。该课程的综合组成部分旨在向学生传授研究过程，同时解决犹他州立大学的可持续性问题。在整个课程中，学生们学习了如何收集、分析和解释数据；在研究团队工作；写赠款；并撰写并提交最终研究论文。学生可持续性调查和最终课程评估被用来分析学生的学习成果。我们发现，学生在收集、分析和解释数据方面表现出更大的信心，并且在团队合作中获得最终产品的效率和乐趣有所提高。学生们还展示了他们对小型和大型可持续性挑战的了解，以及回答与可持续性有关的问题的果断。这些成果提高了学生在进行研究和处理与可持续性相关的问题时的自我效能感和批判性思维能力。